Biography
MembersRyan Jarvis
Ya Ya Boom CD release 05.03.08 at Burt's Tiki Lounge
with friends and guests: Unit 7 Drain and The Gracchi
ALL-AGES RELEASE 05.09.08 AT THE OUTPOST
How to Make Orchestral Pop Rocks:
1 part Giant-brand vocals (Marisa Demarco)
1 part jazz/rock/classical stick skills (Ryan Jarvis)
1 part gorgeous, melodic guitar (Carlos Garcia)
1 part textured, groundshaking/breaking
bass (Monica Demarco)
sprinkle liberally with painful, fizzing candy
add carbonation
served best immediately in a purple
cauldron with claw feet
"Isn't Pretty" is the bang-up
third release in seven (or so) years. Its predecessors "What Grenade
?1?" (2003) and "Pink Insides" (2005) show a clear progression
of songwriting and skill growth. Ya Ya Boom climbed the candy mountain,
and the peak is in sight. It's latest effort, recorded and mixed at
guitarist Carlos Garcia's studio, is a sugary effort with a hints of
sour.
In less metaphoric terms, we're talking
intricate vocal harmonies, bass lines that are oh so much more, complex
rhythms, hook-laden guitars and exploding choruses.
Ya Ya Boom has never been the same
band twice. The group never wrote the same song twice, and every year
brings new experiments adorned with biting hooks and lavish effects.
Bolder, more confident, after two micro-tours and plenty of time in
Albuquerque's scene, Ya Ya Boom crackles and pops, twists and spins,
and finds its lollipop heart dangling dangerously over the edge.
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(505) 480-6895